Chapter 53: The edge of the world is still the sea

The family knows that after several hundred years, the ancestors once lived on land.

That disaster capable of exterminating species, the ancestors survived under the protection of Noah's Ark.

Thus they gained a foothold at sea and developed into the present East Rising City.

However, Noah's Ark forever sank after that disaster.

Perhaps the ocean submerged a piece of land, but we believe land still exists; we just need to find the sunken Noah's Ark.

On the stage, a man in a suit spoke passionately, with a row of neatly dressed people standing straight behind him.

This batch of adventurers returned triumphantly and have already brought back clues suggestive of Noah's Ark.

Believe that after a long time, we will surely set foot on land again!

The stage erupted in applause.

Lu Ming glanced at the applauding high-ups, and his child also looked excitedly at the adventurers on stage.

Lu Ming suddenly felt sorrowful.

According to the Original Owner's memory, since the establishment of adventurers, the so-called search for new land has made no substantive progress whatsoever; on the contrary, each time the sea demands a sacrifice.

Lu Ming noticed that the adventurers on stage all looked listless, the lively atmosphere feeling out of place; only when looking at the admiring children would they force a smile.

Perhaps having just escaped a calamity, facing such a starkly contrasting banquet, one cannot adapt.

"Family Head, the Noah Manor is now open; you must be eager." Chang Qinglan whispered beside him.

Hmm.

Behind the banquet, a dark crowd could be seen, mostly commoners who could only watch from afar in the rear.

"Child..."

A hand suddenly grabbed Lu Ming's shoulder.

Before Lu Ming could react, a gust of wind swept, and the owner of that hand was already knocked down by a graceful shadow.

"!" Luoli shielded Lu Ming's side, killing intent flowing from her eyes.

Several guards quickly subdued the person on the ground.

The banquet's atmosphere suddenly halted, and all eyes turned.

"Child... where are you? Why won't you come home?"

Lu Ming then realized that the woman who had just grabbed his shoulder...

The woman's trembling eyes brimmed with tears; even pressed to the ground, she still stretched her hand toward Lu Ming: "Child, I made your favorite fish; hurry home to eat..."

"Pull." Chang Qinglan said coldly.

The woman's gaze was pulled away.

The scene was filled with a subtle atmosphere; people held their wine cups, neither drinking nor setting them down, tightly guarding their own children, fearing another madman.

"Family Head, are you alright?" Chang Qinglan lifted Lu Ming's arm and asked.

"I'm fine..." Watching the woman being pulled away, Lu Ming's calm gaze faintly trembled.

The man in the suit had already come from the stage to Lu Ming's side.

"Chang Zhou, today let's eat and drink well, and later catch up." The suit-clad man, who seemed very familiar with the Original Owner, patted Lu Ming's shoulder and smiled naturally.

"Hmm." Lu Ming casually replied, not wanting to cause a stir.

"Ladies and gentlemen." The suit-clad man faced them, raised his wine cup and said with a smile: "Really sorry, security wasn't done well, somehow letting a troublemaker in, a disturbance, spoiling the mood."

Thanks to the suit-clad man's lead, the atmosphere eased and soon returned to liveliness.

After a while, the adventurers left the stage, exiting from backstage, their backs looking disheveled.

Not long after, Lu Ming stood up.

"Family Head, what's wrong?" Chang Qinglan followed Lu Ming's gaze upward.

"I want to see where the water is." Lu Ming said.

"Just leave such matters to me." Chang Qinglan turned and fetched a water cup from a distant table.

He glanced at Luoli's back, then Lu Ming walked in another direction. His action drew the attention of Ai Mi Li Ya far away.

。。。。。。。。.

The manor was vast; Lu Ming walked through a lush thicket of flowers, distancing himself from the noise, finally catching up with the adventurers about to leave.

Good.

Lu Ming's appearance surprised several adventurers.

"You... young master of the Chang family?" the leader Gao Zi asked: "What business do you have?"

Lu Ming didn't want to miss any chance to find clues to Noah's Ark; although the adventurers had made no progress, regarding the world beyond the city walls, they were undoubtedly the most knowledgeable.

"I want to learn about Noah's Ark; I'm particularly interested in that." Lu Ming said.

"Noah's Ark..." Gao Zi's eyes flashed a hint of fatigue, yet he still showed his standard smile: "Noah's Ark will be found; it just needs a long time."

"I want to know the crucial clues about this Noah's Ark." Lu Ming said.

"What can be divulged, please understand, Young Master Chang; what cannot be divulged." Gao Zi looked embarrassed.

His shoulder was suddenly gripped by a hand, another adventurer standing behind.

"Huafu, already hurt."

"If you want to know, just let him know?"

"Anyway, changing anything would just waste time, waste lives!"

His reaction startled the other adventurers.

"Tired, let's head back to rest early."

"Huafu pushed that, while looking at Lu Ming: "Young Master Chang,..."

However, that immediately broke free from Huafu.

Speak! Let those deceived high-ups know what the outside world is really like!

Teg! Hu Fu let out an angry shout.

"Hey, want to know about the Noah?" the man called Teg, looking like he's about to collapse, said: "Tell me, you've already reached the edge of the map, what do you know about that place? An endless sea!"

Endless sea to the horizon! Hahaha, after updating the map, it's still just ocean ahead, sailing aimlessly until death...

【Main mission: Understand the Noah】

【Obtained clue: The map's border is still sea, does the so-called Noah really exist?】

【Status: Mission completed!】

With a soft sound, Teg was knocked to the ground by a punch.

"Enough, you too stop staring, take Teg back." Hu Fu said calmly.

Looking at Lu Ming again: "Young Master Chang, Teg is just tired, that's why he said those things; I hope you can understand, my brother... sacrificed on the voyage..."

"Hmm." Lu Ming nodded, the clue has been obtained; all that's left is to wait for the main mission.

"You've worked hard." Lu Ming said.

Hu Fu froze for a moment, looking at Lu Ming's eyes, which seemed to have changed; the high-ups seemed the same.